What is the easiest way to get this large printer into my home or office?
The printer is quite large and heavy and comes strapped to a wooden palette (size 42x34.5 inches for the iPF5000). [Comment by DJ Garcia: The pallet width is 34.5" of non-forgiving wood. I had to take my front door off the hinges so I could make it in.] When you cut the straps off to get it off the palette, you can't carry the printer in the box because it has no bottom. The box lifts off of the pallet and the printer, so you will have to unpack and carry the printer and the many bits and pieces from where you cut the straps. Cut or tear the plastic at the point of the hand grips if you want it to remain covered in plastic while you move it. The plastic slips too much against the body of the printer otherwise.
For these reasons, it is best to arrange delivery. Make sure that the delivery person can bring the printer on its palette to a convenient location in your home or office. When I took delivery of mine the freight delivery person brought it up to the second floor in the elevator for me and left it on my living room floor. Anything less will be a much bigger hassle, since it takes two strong people to move it, even after you have removed it from the pallette. You can see a couple of photos of the IPF5000 in the box/palette here.
What is the easiest way to get this large printer into my home or office?
The printer is quite large and heavy and comes strapped to a wooden palette (size 42x34.5 inches for the iPF5000). [Comment by DJ Garcia: The pallet width is 34.5" of non-forgiving wood. I had to take my front door off the hinges so I could make it in.] When you cut the straps off to get it off the palette, you can't carry the printer in the box because it has no bottom. The box lifts off of the pallet and the printer, so you will have to unpack and carry the printer and the many bits and pieces from where you cut the straps. Cut or tear the plastic at the point of the hand grips if you want it to remain covered in plastic while you move it. The plastic slips too much against the body of the printer otherwise.
For these reasons, it is best to arrange delivery. Make sure that the delivery person can bring the printer on its palette to a convenient location in your home or office. When I took delivery of mine the freight delivery person brought it up to the second floor in the elevator for me and left it on my living room floor. Anything less will be a much bigger hassle, since it takes two strong people to move it, even after you have removed it from the pallette. You can see a couple of photos of the IPF5000 in the box/palette here.